I don't know why anyone cares about this stuff. You can literally do whatever you want on your private branch. If you want to make your life harder, that's cool. Just squash into the main and call it a day. None of this stuff matters anymore, like it did when I started my career.
I agree you can do whatever you want on your private branch. Unfortunately I think a lot of developers don’t have a solid grasp of what’s possible in private, and more importantly what you should do in private vs. on public branches.
